Dinner-pail.



E. E. POTTS.

DINNER PAIL.- nruonlox 21mm :un: 22, 1911'.

Patented Dec. 10

citizen, ofv the, United States, residin STATES PATENT oFFIcE.

EMERY E.- Por'rs', oF'DAIQToN CITY, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoR or ONE-HALF To WILLIAM i STRADTNER,'0F DALToN CITY,

To @ZZ @07mm 'it 'may concern:

Bc it lknown that SI, EMERX E.. Po'rrs, a .at Dalton City,` in the county of Mou trie, Statof. Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful ,Improvements in Dinner-Fails;

' -anflI do hereby declare the following to be a'f1l1, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as ywill enablev others skilled in-the art to which itv appertains to make and use the same.

This invention .relates to newand useful improvements in dinner pails.

An object of this invention is the provi- `sion of a dinner pail which is of such const-ruction'that itl will retain the food therein in heated condition until ready `for use.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a dinner pail containing a plurality of compartments, several of which are adapted to contain food, while one of the said compartments has. located therein a lam-p adapted for the purpose of retaining the food Withinthe compartments in heated condition.

Another object of -this invention is the provision of a' ldinner pail upon which is loca-ted a cover having a compartment provided therein for the reception of any suit-- able liquid, the said cover being provided with an opening ,which is normally closed by a cap preferably in the form of a cup.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a dinner nail having located therein a compartment adapted to be heated by means of a lamp to which access may be.v had through an opening formed "in one end of the pail, this opening bein -provided with aA hinged closure in the orm of a bulls eye, which permits the dinner pail 4of construction., formations, combinations and arrangements of part-s to be hereinafter more. fully described, claimed and lllulstrated in the accompanying drawings, 1n which the figure is a vertical longitudinal sectional view thereo'f. .l v

" Referring to thel accompanying drawlngs DINNER-FAIL.

S'pecication of Letters Patent. i

ILLINOIS.

by similar characters of-reference:throughout the. several views, the numeral l()"des'ig- Patented Decrlf; Application lled June 22, 1911. Serial No. 634,694. K

nates generally .my improved dinner lpailw larly shaped receptacle .1l

12 and 13, connected ,at their lower edges by a lbottom-"14'. l

vwhich consists o'fa substantially rectangu-v opposite-Corners of the .receptaclehavegsg u cured thereto substantially intermediate the height of the sides and ends, "support'sfli, while the opposite side walls- 12' have -secured thereto in spaced relation't'o the-end, suitable guides 16. "l'

' The supports 15 and upper of the fguides 16-support thereon atray 17, while'the guides 16 have vertically slidable fther'ebetween a partition 18 which divides'the receptacle into two compartments 19 and 20,-

the former of which is adapted for there- `ception offood, while the lattercontains` a lamp.\vhich converts the same into a heating compartment.l The opposite sides 12 of -thel receptacle have secured thereto above the supports 15 andv upper of the guides 16, similarsupports 21 for the reception of a plate 22, the said plateadapted to engage one side of the partition 18 andclose the upper end of the heating compartment 20.

rIyhe opposite upper sides of the heating compartment 2() have formed therein ape-'rtures 23 closed by4 slides 21 vwhich' regulate the amount of draft necessary Within the said heating compartment. v The end wall 13 of the receptacle 11 which is also the end wall of the heating compartment 20 has formed therein a relatively large opening 211 te which access may be had to the lamp 25 located within the compartment 20 for the purpose of light-ing the same. This lamp 25 is retained upon the bottom of the receptacle against displacement abymeans of spring clips 26 which are riveted or otherwise secured within the compartment 20 andbetween which the base 27 of the lamp is adapted to be inserted.

The opening 24 is closedby a hinged bulls eye 28 retained in its normal position by means of a spring clip 29 secured adjacent' the lower slde of the 'opening 24', said bulls eye serving with the inner face of the partition 18 which is in the form of a re- .lectorv 30 lto p roduce a lantern such as is adapted to receive a removable closure 3l 110 Whichf'is limited in its downward movement curved plate or top 1o The upper edges of Whichv has closure 39 serves which the liquid contained within the` re-v 36 ,(taigtacle 32K-may be poured 'for drinking ypur-v formed thereon, this' said clo sure being preferably in the form of a hollow liquid retaining receptacle 32 which comprises opposite side and end Walls 33 'and 34,` the'lorver edgespt which are connectedby 4a plate or bo 011135, While the, upper edges are connected by an upwardly of Which is apertured as at 37 and provided with a yertically-,extending annular flange 38 which receives a cup shaped closure 39. of the oppositeend Walls thereon eyes 4`Q'Which re,-v

13 have rivetedf ceive the lovi'er terminals ofa sub'stantiallj- U-shaped bail 41,-t he intermediate-portion against displacement byfmeans of collars 42, a handle 43. The depending ,arms of the .hail`41 have4 secured thereto spring clips 44 Which serve to no mall engagev catches 45 formed` upon the top "for the purpose of holding the-:same against displacement.

The *recleptacle '32 is'adapted to contain ,coffee or :thelike which will be heated by means ofthe lamp 25, While the 'cup shaped to provide a means'v into poses.

byioalslyy 'when thev ranged :between the guides 16 and 22rested uponthe supports 21 the cumpartnient' will f be constructed, While when the 'tray y17 is'lplaced upon the y'sup,

portsnl andiupper 'guides 16 and the cover 31 placed :in normal lposition and repartition 18'is arthe plate heating mentioned l that the" heating compartment producesI a lantern to be usedy for -thefconvenience off 3,6, `the central portion From' the foregoing disclosurestaken'in secured ','fth'eryeto l and 'held same, i

handle, a 4spranggg-linger formedupon each' which are adapted to contain -food in fa 'tained therein against displacement, plu- I. rality `of 'compartments-Will' be produced? heated condition by v-nfieans fofjthe beforezf the lcarrier 'of the dinner pail.v

lamp 25,. 'It Will` also -be observed connection Ivvitli =the .accompanying 'draW'- 1 ings, it Willbe manifest that a dinnerV pailis produced which Will ull "all the neces-ff.

vsary 'requirements .of sucha device,

thus ully vdescribed@ this' i-nven'-,

' tion, Whatl claim as new and desire to' obtain by- Letters Patent,is

The combination 1n a'devicejsuch as de f' scribed, .of a receptac'le'and'ay cover' therefor, a U-shaped .handlepivotedto' the ends 'of Wire secured -to said and locking members thereof, v, the

strands composed-in each.l locking"member` being. bent intermediate the ends lthereofto produce notches for yielding engagement; with the finger. v

In testimony Whereof,` aftiiz. my'signal ture, in presenceof two Witnesses. e

\ .minar n frofr'rs;

Witnesses L. P., Coon. 1 

